Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Not that I enjoy the ridiculously hot Phoenix summers - oh no. Those are terrible. But I do love the fact that if I felt inclined to do so, the weather here allows me to go out and lounge in my pool all day everyday for months on end. Pretty much all the way from the beginning of April until the end of November. And luckily I have a hot tub that I can get in during the "winter" months. If you can really call 70 degrees "winter".

I felt like sharing with you some of my favorite summer finds this season. The things I love (or would love to have) on a nice day of relaxing...

It's fabulous hot or iced. White teas are my favorite. They are the least processed of the teas and contain less caffeine that a cup of decaf coffee. So - not really for those who are seeking a caffeine jolt - but pretty much great for everything else.

We have a local coffee and tea shop here that sales my favorite white tea of all time. A coconut white tea. It's amazing. If you are ever in Glendale, AZ I highly recommends a visit to the Coffee and Tea Express in downtown Glendale.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

I'm starting to contemplate my summer clothing purchases. Having a job that requires a uniform is allowing me to me to clean out my closets (yes, I said closetS) and only keep the clothes that I REALLY like. I can get rid of the everyday crap I used to wear to my old job, have a rack of scrubs for work, then fill the remainder of my closet with dresses. I'm a dress girl and I have far too few right now. So I shall remedy that.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

The List:

1. Stop smoking (even e-cigs) (again) - this time for good(I imagine I'll get around to it eventually...)

2. Get Lasik eye surgeryOr not. I think glasses are kinda sexy. In a naughty school teacher type of way. In fact, it gives me even more ways to accessorize. I like accessorizing... New goal: get prescription sunglasses.

3. Determine an appropriate healthy eating regime and stick to it (more on this later...)Keep working toward the Vegan thing. Overcome cravings for a little coffee to go with my creamer and my intense love for macaroni and cheese.

4. Become a motherYah still want to do that one, definitely before I'm 40 - but let's add on: start a family. Single parenthood is rather unappealing to me. Finding my illustrious soul mate - becoming more and more appealing.

5. Earn my Bachelor's DegreeLess than a year to go!

6. Invest in a good cameraMeh... does my iPhone count?

7. Exercise daily (heh... not totally committed to that one yet)Still not totally committed to that one yet.

8. Visit at least one foreign country.K. Who wants to finance that? I'm open to options... ;)

9. Rip out the gross carpet in my house and put down bamboo floors.Yah still gotta do that

10. Get new bedroom furnitureGet new living room furniture. If it ain't one thing, it's another...

11. Keep a journalI loosely started doing this...

12. Visit every city and arena in the NHL, take many pictures & blog about it (may extend to the 50 before 50 list)I've done 3 in 6 years... have only blogged about one. Not really on the top of my list of priorities.

13. Paint my home officeAnd my bedroom...

14. Take at least one belly dancing classAnd yoga.

15. Decide what I want to be when I grow up - but remember this: " A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night." - Marilyn MonroeI've decided against growing up. Grown ups have no fun at all.

16. Spend more time outdoors.Maybe when I move away from Phoenix. This pollution here is killing my allergies...

17. Read my "bucket list" of booksWait... do I have a bucket list of books?

18. Find/Organize all my old photosI have a box with some of them gathered... Not sure what to do with them after I have them all.

19. Learn to use the grill - DONE! I didn't specify that I had to be good at it...hmmmm... k RE-learn how to use the grill.

20. Find a way to actually start enjoying cookingno comment...

21. Stop leaving my clean laundry in baskets around the house (this will include remodeling my closet and getting new bedroom furniture so that I have room for said clothes)I have the new bedroom furniture... but the drawers are empty! HA! I really need to do something with that room... I am not happy with it at all - and that's supposed to be my personal sanctuary. I need to make it into that.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

I was just bitching on Facebook about men - then I saw Ms Dolly's tweet about her MMMM blog hop and I thought - I haven't been able to do that in a while, I should do it today...

And what do you know - today's theme is wedding songs!

*grumbles*

This is how I really feel...

But hell, I'll play along! Here are some songs you might hear at my wedding...

For my bridesmaids entrances:

When I was a teenager, I swore this song would always be on my wedding playlist... It probably still will be - because it will more than likely irritate the CRAP out of the poor chap I decide to marry.

Had they not played this song in that Twilight movie, I'd totally pick it for a wedding song. But the whole Twilight thing ruins it for me...